Wednesday’s protests at the Capitol were many times larger than those on Tuesday, with teachers, laborers, nurses, firefighters, police officers and senior citizens filling up the entire front lawn to hear calls to action from political leaders. Here are some images from the rally.
Annie just noted that the national debt hit a (somewhat meaningless) milestone this week, topping $13 trillion yesterday. As a quick addendum, it’s worth pointing out which presidents are most responsible for running up the national tab. We’ll go back five. (All numbers come from the Treasury Department, More…
As Washington’s attention has been focused on trillions of dollars in fixes for the current economic meltdown, some economists and budget watchdogs are warning of an even greater menace to the country’s financial health: the long-term budget crisis.
In the coming decades, the federal government has promised benefits to More…
We wrote recently that Democrats could have a tough time passing their big-ticket priorities next year because some freshman members — many of whom represent moderate districts — will likely join the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition in opposing deficit spending.
Scrap that.
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